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What is Loss aversion bias?

Continuing in those stocks which are past their best period and are on the a downward spiral, overly averaging poor quality stocks as they continue to trend down (which is similar to catching a falling knife), substantially making use of debt to invest in equities to get rich quick, and investing more than you are ready to lose …

An easily relatable example of Base rate fallacy:

In a Base rate fallacy, people prefer to disregard statistical and other commonly accepted facts in favour of merely fresh or recent information that they have been presented with. Consider these two examples – In one example, a Finfluencer, appears in front of a nice high-end luxury car and claims that everyone can make money and …

How to streamline your way to success with investments?

In 1948, the McDonald brothers, Richard and Maurice, briefly halted their barbecue restaurant to simplify their operations. When they reviewed their sales, they realized that the vast majority of their revenue came from a few items (largely hamburgers). Now they had a daring plan: why not concentrate just on the best-seller items? They reduced their food …

How to understand and navigate Health insurance, especially when you or your parents have chronic illness?

As chronic illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, and arthritis remain prevalent, it is difficult to navigate health insurance in India. These health disorders need on-going medical care, which heavily impacts health insurance decisions. The waiting time is an important consideration when purchasing chronic disease health insurance. This is the time between when you purchase the coverage …

What is known as ‘Base Rate Investing’?

In the rapidly changing field of finance, where emotions sometimes outweigh rationality, base rate investment provides a fresh viewpoint. This method, based on the notion of the ‘base rate fallacy’, enables investors to make judgments based on broad knowledge, minimizing the potential risks of responding to particular short-term influencing information. Let us first try to …